Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-functional heat pump apparatus
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Application No.: US15485439Application Date: 2017-04-12
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Publication No.: US10907845B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Stephen Stewart Hancock
- Applicant: Trane International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: Trane International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Trane International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: The Salerno Law Firm, P.C.
- Main IPC: F24F1/06
- IPC: F24F1/06 ; F24F11/30 ; F25B13/00 ; F24F3/14 ; F24F11/52 ; F24F11/65 ; F24F1/38 ; F25B49/02

Abstract:
A system and related methods for heating, cooling, and dehumidifying air is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system includes an indoor unit having a first coil assembly and a second coil assembly. When the system is operating in a cooling mode or a heating mode, the first coil and second coil are in parallel fluid communication. When the system is in a dehumidifying mode, the first coil and second coil are in serial fluid communication, which enables the first coil to function as a condenser and the second coil to function as an evaporator. In an embodiment, the system includes an outdoor unit, such as a heat pump or an air conditioning condensing unit. The outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger fan responsive to dehumidifying mode by reducing fan speed, or deactivating the fan entirely. The disclosed system provides negligible or no change in sensible heat while providing dehumidification.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170299202A1 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HEAT PUMP APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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